incident

  • 41incident —    a war    Literally, a single occurrence, as a border incident, where opponents may loose off a few shots at each other. Many incidents have no fixed duration:     ... the China incident , the cruel war which now had been raging for four years… …

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  • 42incident — noun 1》 an event or occurrence; an instance of something happening.     ↘a violent event, such as an assault or skirmish. 2》 Law a privilege, burden, or right attaching to an office, estate, or other holding. adjective 1》 (incident to) liable to… …

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  • 43incident — noun 1) incidents in his youth Syn: event, occurrence, episode, experience, happening, occasion, proceeding, eventuality, affair, business; adventure, exploit, escapade; matter, circumstance, fact, development …

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  • 44incident — noun 1) incidents in his youth Syn: event, occurrence, episode, happening, affair, business, adventure, exploit, escapade 2) police are investigating another incident Syn: disturbance …

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  • 45incident*/*/ — [ˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt] noun [C] something that happens that is unusual, violent, or dangerous an embarrassing incident[/ex] Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident.[/ex] …

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  • 46incident — in•ci•dent [[t]ˈɪn sɪ dənt[/t]] n. 1) an event 2) a distinct piece of action, as in a story 3) something that occurs casually in connection with something else 4) something appertaining or attaching to something else 5) gov a seemingly minor… …

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  • 47incident — /ˈɪnsədənt / (say insuhduhnt) noun 1. an occurrence or event. 2. a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play. 3. something that occurs casually in connection with something else. 4. something relating or attaching to… …

  • 48incident — geležinkelių transporto riktas statusas Aprobuotas sritis geležinkelių transportas apibrėžtis Įvykis eksploatuojant geležinkelių riedmenis, turėjęs neigiamą poveikį eismo saugos kontrolei ir valdymui, bet nesukėlęs geležinkelių transporto… …

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  • 49incident — [15] An incident is literally that which ‘befalls’. In common with accident and occident, and a wide range of other English words, from cadaver to occasion, it comes ultimately from Latin cadere ‘fall’. This was combined with the prefix in ‘on’… …

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  • 50incident — n. & adj. n. 1 a an event or occurrence. b a minor or detached event attracting general attention or noteworthy in some way. 2 a hostile clash, esp. of troops of countries at war (a frontier incident). 3 a distinct piece of action in a play or a… …

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